John Daniels tied it at 36 on a three-point play to spark a run of 14 unanswered points. The Lions took their biggest lead, 59-40, when Lo scored on a fall-away 3 as the shot clock wound down with 1:12 left.

Columbia shot 65.2 percent in the second half (15 of 23) compared to just 33.3 percent (7 of 21) for Yale.

Alex Rosenberg grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds to go along with nine points for the Lions, who have won two straight after a three-game skid.